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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Ito Drawing. Application filed August 110, 1915. Serial 1M0. MM/8d.

To all whom it mayconcem:

Be it known that l, RICHARD BENJAMIN WRIGHT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at East lslip, in the county of Suflolk and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful, Composition forContact-Sprays, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a contact spray which can be successfully usedfor destroying sucking insects and scale, and controlling worms, on allkinds of vegetation, the object of the invention being to provide acomposition of matter for ,this purpose which is essentiallynon-poisonous in its a plication, which can'beused upon the bu s,fiowerts'or fruit at any time during the growing season without harmfulefiects upon the vegetation, and which is slow to congeal and can beprepared with a minimum amount of labor. I

Further objects of the invention are tp provide a composition of matterfor use as a contact spray, which can be handled commercially in theform of a powder and mixed with water preparatory to use, therebyreducing-transportation charges, whichv is non-injurious to farm yardfowls and birds, which will neither injure the blossoms or interferewith buds, which has a cleansing action upon the vegetation, and whichsolves the problem of blight by removing the insect cause withoutstaining the leaves, flowers or fruit.

My composition consists of a mixture of soap powder, petrolatum, and.Cayenne pepper which is initially prepared and put up in the form of apowder so that it can be handled and shipped for the minimum charges,the powder being adapted to be mixed with water, in a manner to behereinafter described, before being used. As the result of experiments Ifind soap powder preferable to the ordinary soft or hand soap, not onlyin facilitating the preparation of the compound in powder form, but thesoap powder forms with the petrolatum a superior emulsion in allrespects, such as ease'of mixing and uniformity in strength andcomposition.

In preparing the composition I prefer to use the ingredients insubstantially the following proportions. However, the amount of Cayennepepper may be varied according to the strength desired as determined bythe nature and condition of the vegetation upon which the compound is tobe used.

Commercial soap powder 5 pounds. Commercial petrolatum l pound.Commercial Cayenne pepper 1 pound.

In mixing the ingredients the petrolatum is cut into the soap powderuntil the latter is substantially coated. 'llhe Cayenne pepper is thenadded and the process continueduntil the ingredients are thoroughlymixed and the. .mass is practically of a uniform color. In thisconcentrated powder form the The resultant spray is substantially tasteless and odorless, and acts upon' scale and sucking insects to destroythem by covering them with a thin wash of the composition. Worms arealso deterred from mutilating the foliage by providing-a warm substancein the coating. This is all accomplished without inflicting injury uponthe foliage, fruit or flowers. What ll claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

l. A composition of matter for use as a contact spray, comprisingsubstantially fivepounds of soap powder, substantially one pound ofpetrolatum, and Cayenne epper in suficient quantity-to produce thestrength as determined by the nature and condition of the vegetationupon whichthe composition is to be ed.

esired 2. base in the form of a powder for condition of the vegetationupon which the (11115121011: with water to formba contafi: SPIEIY,composition is to be used. sai ase comprising su stantia y ve pounds ofsoap powder, substantially one RICHARD BENJAMIN WRIGHT pound ofpetrolatum, and Cayenne pepper Witnesses: in sufiicient quantity toproduce the desired BARBARA E. WRIGHT, strength as determined by thenature and EDWARD I. GORTON.

